This card is an excellent choice if you are coming from an older graphics card and not looking to break the bank on a 2080. I didn't want to spend upwards of $800 on this card, as I felt the performance and value was around this price point. My previous card was a 980ti, and I felt the 2080 would provide much improved frame rates with the new gaming rig build I was working on.
The fans aren't too loud under load. I can't hear them over my headphones, and when removing my headphones they were making a moderate amount of noise. It could have been my CPU fan as well, so it is hard to say, but in any case it was on par with my previous graphics card, a Zotac 980ti Amp Extreme. I pulled an average of 96fps in Shadow of the Tomb Raider's benchmark test at 1440p on High settings. It is a pretty large jump over my 980ti, but I also upgraded my processor (to a Ryzen 7 2700X from an i7 5820K), motherboard and ram, so I don't know how much that would affect the result.
The size of the card fits easily into my full tower case, with plenty of room to spare. I can't say that about my previous Zotac, which was much larger. I considered the Zotac 2080 Amp, but it is a full inch longer than this Gigabyte card, which worried me creating problems with airflow and space in my rig.
I would recommend this card to those looking to upgrade from a card 980 series or older. It is an affordable choice that will provide excellent gameplay and frame rates.
| Memory Speed | 14000 MHz |
|---|---|
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
